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We inherit a legacy of cultural property from the past that includes the physical artefacts alongside the less tangible – but equally real – aspects of our heritage. Our buildings, art, dialect, folklore, even our landscapes create a unique and irreplaceable story of our past that influences our individual and group identities. These become symbols of our communities and affect the way we think of ourselves, helping set and guide the direction of our path to the future.
The cultural heritage aspects of our work includes project delivery but also focusses on involving people, connecting communities with their own history and heritage, encouraging those communities to take a sense of ownership. These actions bolster identities, engender a deeper sense of place, and enable a feeling of belonging.
Investigating and understanding our historic landscapes helps in creating strategies around environmental change and management, and helps to inform landowners in their planning and decision-making processes.
Please check back in regularly as we continue to update this page with the various projects we are involved with.
Digitally scanned image from the early 12th century font at Armitage church. Image copyright TTTV 2025
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust announces a new cultural heritage project:
Trent Valley Past & Present is an inspiring two-year cultural heritage project taking place in the Staffordshire Trent Valley. Launching in October 2025 with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project aims to connect local communities, groups and individuals with their own rich heritage through a variety of engaging initiatives.
Dr Mark Knight, Senior Cultural Heritage Officer, said: “We are excited to start this new project. We have the opportunity to reflect on how heritage is protected and if we want to be the first generation to leave our heritage in a better condition than we found it, it is important that we act now.”‘
Participants will explore the millennia-long relationship between people and the landscapes of the River Trent and its tributaries. Through hands-on archaeology, historical research, and the sharing of local folklore, mythology, stories and history, individuals and groups will discover new ways to understand, interpret, and celebrate their shared past.
To find out more about the project, including how to get involved, email Dr Mark Knight:
m.knight@staffs-wildlife.org.uk
Past & Present project page
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